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Yaacov R. Lawrence

Chart Rounds

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Chart Rounds In The Digital Age: A Survey Of North American Institutions, M. A. Whiton, A. P. Dicker, E. J. Wuthrick, L. Doyle, A. S. Harrison, Y. R. Lawrence Jan 2015

Chart Rounds In The Digital Age: A Survey Of North American Institutions, M. A. Whiton, A. P. Dicker, E. J. Wuthrick, L. Doyle, A. S. Harrison, Y. R. Lawrence

Yaacov R. Lawrence

Purpose: Recent reports of medical errors in radiaKon treatment delivery have emphasized the importance of quality assurance (QA) pracKces. Strict guidelines exist for medical physics QA, but not for QA procedures as applied to clinicians. We sought to document how clinical quality assurance (QA) meeKngs or “chart rounds” are performed across academic North American RadiaKon Oncology departments.